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Everybody Has a Story: Memories of Christmas past delight, hearten

December 19, 2018, 6:00am Clark County Life

I’m not sure where Dad found the sweet-smelling firs for our Christmas celebrations. They just appeared in our front room of our house on Center Street in Cascade Valley, near Moses Lake. My father always delivered the tree with a great flourish, dragging it through the front door, its branches… Read story

Ridgefield: Community members and religious leaders from around Clark County joined together the day before Thanksgiving for the fourth annual Interfaith Thanksgiving Service, hosted this year by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at their Ridgefield Washington Stake Center.

Local religious leaders host fourth annual Interfaith service

Ridgefield: Community members and religious leaders from around Clark County joined together the day before Thanksgiving for the fourth annual Interfaith Thanksgiving Service, hosted this year by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at their Ridgefield Washington Stake Center.

December 19, 2018, 5:55am Community

Nearly 200 congregants representing six different faiths and traditions from Clark County met for the fourth annual Interfaith Thanksgiving Service on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving. Read story

Battle Ground: Kathy Deschner accepting a Prevention Professional of Excellence Award at the 2018 Washington Prevention Summit from Battle Ground Police Chief Bob Richardson.

Battle Ground prevention worker honored at state summit

Battle Ground: Kathy Deschner accepting a Prevention Professional of Excellence Award at the 2018 Washington Prevention Summit from Battle Ground Police Chief Bob Richardson.

December 19, 2018, 5:50am Community

Kathy Deschner was presented with a Prevention Professional of Excellence Award at the 2018 Washington Prevention Summit, which took place Nov. 6 in Yakima. Read story

East Vancouver: Sean Geisler was buying stuffed animals at Ikea in Portland recently to turn into Heavy Helpers for the Children’s Center, and was given $20 by another shopper who wanted to help.

Vancouver teen assisted with stuffed animal purchase for local kids

East Vancouver: Sean Geisler was buying stuffed animals at Ikea in Portland recently to turn into Heavy Helpers for the Children’s Center, and was given $20 by another shopper who wanted to help.

December 19, 2018, 5:45am Community

Sean Geisler was shopping at Ikea in Portland, walking around with two shopping carts full of stuffed animals. A man in the store saw him and gave him $20, saying, “I don’t know what you’re doing, but I know it’s good. Merry Christmas.” Read story

Woodland: Woodland High School band students took part in Music Major for a Day at Washington State University’s School of Music in Pullman, followed by a private tour and instruction at the Lionel Hampton School of Music at the University of Idaho.

Woodland musicians visit WSU, Idaho to learn about college programs

Woodland: Woodland High School band students took part in Music Major for a Day at Washington State University’s School of Music in Pullman, followed by a private tour and instruction at the Lionel Hampton School of Music at the University of Idaho.

December 19, 2018, 5:33am Community

Woodland High School band students took part in Music Major for a Day at Washington State University’s School of Music in Pullman, followed by a private tour and instruction at the Lionel Hampton School of Music at the University of Idaho. Read story

Washougal: Cape Horn-Skye Elementary School third-graders Reece Rogers, left, and Gideon Kestner receive dictionaries from the Camas-Washougal Rotary Club.

Rotarians hand out dictionaries to Washougal third-graders

Washougal: Cape Horn-Skye Elementary School third-graders Reece Rogers, left, and Gideon Kestner receive dictionaries from the Camas-Washougal Rotary Club.

December 19, 2018, 5:33am Community

The Camas-Washougal Rotary Club continued its tradition of giving a personal dictionary to each third-grader throughout both communities. Read story

Ridgefield: Ridgefield High School’s Ian Abrams was named a semifinalist for the 2019 National Merit Scholarship Program.

Ridgefield student named National Merit Scholarship semifinalist

Ridgefield: Ridgefield High School’s Ian Abrams was named a semifinalist for the 2019 National Merit Scholarship Program.

December 19, 2018, 5:32am Community

Ian Abrams of Ridgefield High School was named a semifinalist for the 2019 National Merit Scholarship Program, making him the 12th student in school history to be named a semifinalist. Read story

In the service

December 19, 2018, 5:26am Community

Air Force Airman Stephen C. Jesmer, a 2015 graduate of Camas High School, has completed basic training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio. Jesmer is the son of Donna Jesmer of Camas. Read story

Portland: Lee and Connie Kearney accept the Vollum Award at the 32nd Annual Philanthropy Awards presented by the Association of Fundraising Professionals Oregon and Southwest Washington.

Clark County couple earn lifetime philanthropic award

Portland: Lee and Connie Kearney accept the Vollum Award at the 32nd Annual Philanthropy Awards presented by the Association of Fundraising Professionals Oregon and Southwest Washington.

December 19, 2018, 5:08am Community

Lee and Connie Kearney received the Vollum Award at the 32nd Annual Philanthropy Awards presented by the Association of Fundraising Professionals Oregon and Southwest Washington Chapter on Nov. 7 in Portland. Read story

Cathy McGuire’s inflatable “dog pound,” one section of her yard full of Christmas inflatables and decorations.

Vancouver woman keeps holiday bright to cheer others

Cathy McGuire’s inflatable “dog pound,” one section of her yard full of Christmas inflatables and decorations.

December 12, 2018, 6:00am Clark County Life

It took her about three weeks, but Cathy McGuire finally has her yard set up for Christmas. Read story